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For if you do, we cannot make a treaty with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But the men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you live among us; then how can we make a covenant with you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you dwell near us. How can we make a treaty with you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then the men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you dwell among us; so how can we make a covenant with you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you are living within our land; how then are we to make a covenant with you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The men of Israel said to the Hivites, &#8220Perhaps you are living within our land; how then shall we make a covenant with you?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you are living within our land; how then shall we make a covenant with you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then the men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you are living within our land; how then shall we cut a covenant with you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But the men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you are living within our land; how then can we make a covenant (treaty) with you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The men of Israel replied to the Hivites, “Perhaps you live among us. How can we make a treaty with you? ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The men of Israel replied to the Hivites, &#8220Perhaps you live among us. How can we make a treaty with you?&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a covenant with you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a covenant with you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The men of Israel said to the Hivites, "What if you're living in this area? We wouldn't be able to make a treaty with you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But the Israelites said, "Why should we make a treaty with you? Maybe you live nearby." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But the Israelis responded to the Hivites, "Perhaps you live in our midst. If this is so, how can we make a treaty with you?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the men of Israel said to the Hivites, ?Perhaps you dwell near us. How can we make a treaty with you??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The men of Israel said to the Hivites, "Perhaps you live near us. So how can we make a treaty with you?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The men of Israel said to the Hivites, "What if you live among us. How could we make a covenant with you?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the men of Israel said to the Hivites, It may be ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The men of Israel said to the Hivites, “What if you live among us? How could we make a covenant with you?” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the men of Israel say to the Hivite, “It may be [that] you are dwelling in our midst, so how do we make a covenant with you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the men of Israel say unto the Hivite, 'It may be in our midst ye are dwelling, and how do we make with thee a covenant?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the men of Israel will say to the Hivite, Perhaps thou shalt dwell in the midst of me, and I shall not make a covenant to thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Perhaps you dwell in the land which falls to our lot; if so, we can make no league with you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />“Perhaps instead, you live in the land which ought to be ours by lot, and we would be unable to form a pact with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But the Israelites replied to the Hivites, “You may be living in land that is ours. How, then, can we make a covenant with you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But the Israelites said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you live among us; then how can we make a treaty with you?”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the men of Israel said to the Hivites. If you dwell among us, why then should you have a treaty?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they of the house of Israel were saying to the Khivites: “If you dwell with us, why would there be a right hand for you?"<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites: 'Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a covenant with you?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the children of Israel said to the Chorrhaean, Peradventure thou dwellest amongst us; and how should I make a covenant with thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/9-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=2171" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joshua/9.htm">The Deceit of the Gibeonites</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>They went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land; please make a treaty with us.” <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš- (N-msc) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">But the men</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/2340.htm" title="2340: ha·ḥiw·wî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps from chavvah; a villager; a Chivvite, one of the aboriginal tribes of Palestine.">the Hivites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/194.htm" title="194: ’ū·lay (Adv) -- Perhaps. Or rulay; from 'ow; if not; hence perhaps.">“Perhaps</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·wō·šêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">dwell</a> <a href="/hebrew/7130.htm" title="7130: bə·qir·bî (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- Inward part, midst. From qarab; properly, the nearest part, i.e. The center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial.">near us.</a> <a href="/hebrew/349.htm" title="349: wə·’êḵ (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- How?. Also eykah; and teykakah; prolonged from 'ay; how? Or how!; also where.">How</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: ʾɛḵ·rōṯ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">can we make</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: ḇə·rîṯ (N-fs) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">a treaty with you?”</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>“We are your servants,” they said to Joshua. Then Joshua asked them, “Who are you and where have you come from?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/20-10.htm">Deuteronomy 20:10-18</a></span><br />When you approach a city to fight against it, you are to make an offer of peace. / If they accept your offer of peace and open their gates, all the people there will become forced laborers to serve you. / But if they refuse to make peace with you and wage war against you, lay siege to that city. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-32.htm">Exodus 23:32-33</a></span><br />You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods. / They must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-12.htm">Exodus 34:12</a></span><br />Be careful not to make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land you are entering, lest they become a snare in your midst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/33-55.htm">Numbers 33:55</a></span><br />But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides; they will harass you in the land where you settle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1-2</a></span><br />When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to possess, and He drives out before you many nations—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you— / and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-2.htm">Judges 2:2-3</a></span><br />and you are not to make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall tear down their altars.’ Yet you have not obeyed My voice. What is this you have done? / So now I tell you that I will not drive out these people before you; they will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/21-1.htm">2 Samuel 21:1-2</a></span><br />During the reign of David there was a famine for three successive years, and David sought the face of the LORD. And the LORD said, “It is because of the blood shed by Saul and his family, because he killed the Gibeonites.” / At this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but in his zeal for Israel and Judah, Saul had sought to kill them.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-20.htm">1 Kings 9:20-21</a></span><br />As for all the people who remained of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (the people who were not Israelites)— / their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-34.htm">Psalm 106:34-36</a></span><br />They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them, / but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs. / They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/9-1.htm">Ezra 9:1-2</a></span><br />After these things had been accomplished, the leaders approached me and said, “The people of Israel, including the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the surrounding peoples whose abominations are like those of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites. / Indeed, the Israelites have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the people of the land. And the leaders and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/13-23.htm">Nehemiah 13:23-27</a></span><br />In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. / Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of the other peoples, but could not speak the language of Judah. / I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14-17</a></span><br />Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? / What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? / What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-6.htm">Ephesians 5:6-7</a></span><br />Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience. / Therefore do not be partakers with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-9.htm">1 Corinthians 5:9-11</a></span><br />I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. / I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. / But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-20.htm">1 Corinthians 10:20-21</a></span><br />No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons. / You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the men of Israel said to the Hivites, Peradventure you dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?</p><p class="hdg">Hivites</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/11-19.htm">Joshua 11:19</a></b></br> There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: all <i>other</i> they took in battle.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/10-17.htm">Genesis 10:17</a></b></br> And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/34-2.htm">Genesis 34:2</a></b></br> And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.</p><p class="hdg">how shall</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/23-31.htm">Exodus 23:31-33</a></b></br> And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/34-12.htm">Exodus 34:12</a></b></br> Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/33-52.htm">Numbers 33:52</a></b></br> Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/9-6.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/joshua/9-6.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-28.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-1.htm">Dwellest</a> <a href="/joshua/2-15.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/joshua/9-1.htm">Hivite</a> <a href="/joshua/3-10.htm">Hivites</a> <a href="/joshua/9-6.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/joshua/6-17.htm">Live</a> <a href="/joshua/8-22.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/numbers/23-27.htm">Peradventure</a> <a href="/numbers/23-27.htm">Perhaps</a> <a href="/joshua/9-6.htm">Treaty</a> <a href="/joshua/6-24.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/9-15.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/joshua/9-11.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/joshua/9-22.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-19.htm">Dwellest</a> <a href="/joshua/9-16.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/joshua/11-3.htm">Hivite</a> <a href="/joshua/11-3.htm">Hivites</a> <a href="/joshua/9-14.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/joshua/9-15.htm">Live</a> <a href="/joshua/9-16.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-5.htm">Peradventure</a> <a href="/joshua/14-12.htm">Perhaps</a> <a href="/joshua/9-15.htm">Treaty</a> <a href="/joshua/9-16.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/9-1.htm">The kings combine against Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/9-3.htm">The Gibeonites by craft obtain a league</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/9-22.htm">They are condemned to perpetual bondage</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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They are mentioned in <a href="/genesis/10-17.htm">Genesis 10:17</a> as descendants of Canaan. The Israelites were commanded to drive out the inhabitants of the land (<a href="/exodus/23-23.htm">Exodus 23:23-24</a>), which included the Hivites. This context sets the stage for the tension in this encounter, as the Israelites were wary of forming alliances with the local tribes, which could lead them away from their covenant with God.<p><b>“Perhaps you dwell near us.</b><br>The Israelites were cautious because they were aware of God's command not to make covenants with the inhabitants of the land (<a href="/exodus/34-12.htm">Exodus 34:12</a>). The phrase indicates suspicion and a need for discernment. The Israelites were concerned about being deceived, as they were aware of the potential for nearby tribes to pose as distant travelers to secure a treaty.<p><b>How can we make a treaty with you?”</b><br>This question reflects the Israelites' awareness of God's instructions in <a href="/deuteronomy/7-2.htm">Deuteronomy 7:2</a>, which forbade them from making treaties with the inhabitants of the land. The concern was that such treaties could lead to idolatry and compromise their distinct identity as God's chosen people. The question underscores the importance of obedience to God's commands and the need for vigilance in maintaining spiritual purity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_men_of_israel.htm">The Men of Israel</a></b><br>The leaders and representatives of the Israelite community who are responsible for making decisions and treaties.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_hivites.htm">The Hivites</a></b><br>A group of Canaanite people living in the land promised to Israel. They are known for their cunning plan to deceive the Israelites into making a treaty with them.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/gibeon.htm">Gibeon</a></b><br>The city from which the Hivites came. It was a significant city in Canaan, and its inhabitants feared the Israelites due to their conquests.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a></b><br>The leader of Israel at this time, responsible for guiding the people in their conquest of Canaan and ensuring they follow God's commands.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_treaty.htm">The Treaty</a></b><br>A formal agreement that the Hivites sought with Israel to ensure their safety, despite God's command to destroy the inhabitants of Canaan.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_decision-making.htm">Discernment in Decision-Making</a></b><br>The Israelites' initial suspicion of the Hivites highlights the need for discernment and seeking God's guidance in our decisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_deception.htm">The Danger of Deception</a></b><br>The Hivites' deception serves as a reminder of the importance of vigilance and the potential consequences of being misled.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>The situation underscores the importance of adhering to God's instructions, even when faced with seemingly beneficial opportunities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership.htm">The Role of Leadership</a></b><br>Joshua's role as a leader is crucial, reminding us of the responsibility leaders have to seek God's will and guide their people accordingly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_compromise.htm">The Consequences of Compromise</a></b><br>Making treaties or alliances contrary to God's commands can lead to long-term consequences, as seen in Israel's history.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_allow_leaders_to_be_misled,_god.htm">Why would an omniscient God allow His leaders to be misled in such a strategic event (Joshua 9)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_josh._23_7_conflict_with_later_alliances.htm">Does Joshua 23:7's directive to avoid pagan nations conflict with biblical accounts of alliances Israel made in subsequent books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_didn't_joshua_seek_divine_guidance.htm">Why did Joshua fail to seek divine guidance (Joshua 9:14) before making a treaty?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_punish_all_for_saul's_sin.htm">In 2 Samuel 21:1, how can a just God hold an entire nation accountable with famine for Saul's sin?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joshua/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">Peradventure thou art a dweller in the midst of me; and how shall I make a covenant with thee? </span>The Israelites assume the ownership of Canaan as already theirs.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the men of Israel said.</span> The Keri here has the singular number instead of the Chethibh plural, in consequence of Israel speaking of itself collectively in the word <span class="hebrew">בְּקִרְבִּי</span> and of the singular <span class="hebrew">אִישׁ</span>. But this last with a plural verb, as a noun of multitude, occurs in the historical books in places too numerous to mention. See, for instance, <a href="/1_samuel/14-22.htm">1 Samuel 14:22</a>, just as <span class="hebrew">עַם</span> in many passages, <span class="accented">e.g.</span>, <a href="/2_samuel/18-7.htm">2 Samuel 18:7</a>, is the nominative to a plural verb. <span class="cmt_word">The Hivites</span> (see note on ver. 3). <span class="cmt_word">Peradventure ye dwell among us, and how can we make a league with you?</span> This was strictly forbidden in <a href="/exodus/23-32.htm">Exodus 23:32</a>; <a href="/exodus/34-12.htm">Exodus 34:12</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/7-2.htm">Deuteronomy 7:2</a>, in reference to neighbouring nations, on account of the polluting influence their example had exercised (<a href="/numbers/25-1.htm">Numbers 25:1-3</a>), and was sure to exercise, as the subsequent history of the Israelites from <a href="/judges/2.htm">Judges 2</a> onwards, proves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/9-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But the men</span><br /><span class="heb">אִֽישׁ־</span> <span class="translit">(’îš-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֥אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Hivites,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחִוִּ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥiw·wî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2340.htm">Strong's 2340: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hivite -- a Chivvite</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Perhaps</span><br /><span class="heb">אוּלַ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(’ū·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_194.htm">Strong's 194: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">dwell</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹשֵׁ֔ב</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wō·šêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">near us.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּקִרְבִּי֙</span> <span class="translit">(bə·qir·bî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7130.htm">Strong's 7130: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nearest part, the center</span><br /><br /><span class="word">How</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵ֖יךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’êḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_349.htm">Strong's 349: </a> </span><span class="str2">How?, how!, where</span><br /><br /><span class="word">can we make</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶֽכְרָת־</span> <span class="translit">(’eḵ·rāṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a treaty with you?”</span><br /><span class="heb">בְרִֽית׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·rîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covenant</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/9-7.htm">Joshua 9:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/9-7.htm">Joshua 9:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/9-7.htm">Joshua 9:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/9-7.htm">Joshua 9:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/9-7.htm">Joshua 9:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/9-7.htm">Joshua 9:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/9-7.htm">Joshua 9:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/9-7.htm">Joshua 9:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/9-7.htm">Joshua 9:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/9-7.htm">Joshua 9:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/9-7.htm">OT History: Joshua 9:7 The men of Israel said to (Josh. 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